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UNITED STATESw 1,719,451 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. RITTENHOUSE AND HOMER P. SMITH, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BAG-DISPENSING CABINET.

Application filed September 19, 1927. Serial No. 220,401.

Our invention relates to a cabinet which is designed for two purposes,one, to dispense paper one at a time, and the other, to provide with theabove, advertising possibili- 5 ties which will enable an income to beproduced in addition to its use as ya bag-dis pensing cabinet. v

It is the object and intention of our in vention to provide a cabinetwhich will be desirable to a merchant who uses many bags, and make itconvenient to obtain such bags promptly as desired, and thereby inducehim to give the article space, and, at thesame time, permit rental oftheadvertising space provided by the cabinet. 1V hile the latter object isone had in mind by us, the dispensing feature of the device, independentof the advertising matter, is also one of our objects.

In the accompanying drawings we` have shown a cabinet made in accordancewith ourvinvention, and in the following description we will set forththe specific construc-I tion of such cabinet and disclose the princi- 5ples involved therein, and in the claims terminating the same will deinethe scope of Iour invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of a cabinet, the plane ofsection extending 0 from front to rear, with the tray of the uppercompartment removed, and that of the second compartment partiallyremoved.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the'cabinet with a part of one of theside bars of the front surface broken away.

Figure 8 is an elevation of the rear of the cabinet, showing anadvertisingfcard partiallyremoved from the cabinet. j

Figure l is a partial section takenrin a plane at right angles to Figure3 and illustrating the same construction.

ln applying our invention to a cabinet, we arrange to have the bags ofdifferent size-s arranged in superposed relation, with the larger bagsat the bottoni and the smaller bags at the top. Te prefer, if a completeassortment of sizes is to be used, thattwo cabinets be employed, one ofthese containingbags which are of every other size, while 0 the othercabinet contains the sizes which are jacent compartments to secure asperfect accessible. i By inspectionyof vFigure 1, it is seen' thatfunctioning as is secured by omitting every other size in one cabinetand placing these omitted sizes in a second cabinet.`

The shape o.f the vcabinet which we have found to be best adapted tothis purpose is illustrated by observing Figures 1 and 2. This cabinet1-is shown as having two side walls which are parallel, a rear wall 10which is placed in right angular relation to the si-de walls, and lafront face 11 which is This makes the cabinet deeper the plan of placingthe larger bags at lthe f bottom and making alternate compartments tohold bags of a material difference in length, thebags in each tray areuncovered .for a short distance at their outer ends, thus making it easyto engage and remove one of the bags by thelingers.Y

K Each tray is supported from the cabinet preferably by a partition orfloor 12. y Means are also provided to holdthe trays in proper positionafter having .been inserted, which Ameans should be of such characterthat the trays may be easily removed by the mere act of lifting them. lAsimple means for securing this is illustrated in both Figures 1 and 9.,and consists of a peg or pin let projecting upward slightly from the[loor 12 and entering suitable hole 15 formed in the bottom of the tray2. These are so positioned'that the pin will enter the hole when thetray is in its proper inserted position, but the tray may be liftedenough to free it when it is desired to remove the tray for placingtherein additional sacks. Guide and positioning strips 13 arekplacedupon the floor at the side of the trays to hold the trays in propertransverse position. l

In loading these trays, the bags are assembled with their bottom endsoutwardly and with the folded bottom of the bag upward. This causes theiiap 3, formedv at the A bottom by folding thesame, to lieupwardly andto extend rearwardly. Means are provided` for engaging beneath this flapso as to liftthe. uppermost bag and to force` the` same somewhatoutwardly, thereby to separate the end of this bag from the otherssufficiently to make it easy toengage the same for removal. The meansfor securing this is clearlyl shown in Figure 1. Such means employs ai,reciprocating base member or plate 4^mcunted .to slide from front torear in guides, such as 5, to which is connected anactuating. rod 6which is supported in suitable guides land `which is connected with thebase4 plate 4 inV such manner thatas the rod is moved from front to rearsuch plate 4 is moved therewith. The plate 4 carries Y a pivot ear uponwhich is pivotally mounted a finger-holding member 5, herein shown ashaving an angle bar cross section. This is pivoted at 50. upon the-pivotears 40. The pivot point() for themember 5 is located somewhat forwardof its rear end. To this member 5 is secured afinger G which extendstowards the frontiof the, cabinet and has a tip 6 0 adapted topassbeneath the fold 3 of the bagy when, said finger is moved for,- wardly.The reciprocationof the finger 5 and the sliding base member 4 to whichit is'pivoted is. secured through the reciprocable action of the rod 6,which is connected with said parts. This rod has a button t:secured toits outerend, or in other manner is provided with `a readily engageabletip for convenience of operation. Y

Secured by one end to the cabinet is a spring wirel 7, the rear en d ofywhich bears upon the plate ewhich carries the nger 6. The position atwhich it bears upon4 this plate is such that as the plate 5 is movedforwardly, the rear end of the spring. 7 will slide upon said plate 5and eventually be engaged l therewith .rearwardly of its pivot point,Prior to this Vthe action of the spring 5 has been to hold the linger 6down upon thebags, but las soon as the point of engagement of thespringis to the rear of the pivot point 50, the pressure of the spring willthrowithe linger 6 upwardly, or into the position shownin thecompartment which is second from the bottom in Figure l.` As the fingerrises, it carries with it the uppermost bag, andk any further movementpossible in thefinger towards the front of the casing will serve toprojectthe bagwover the retaining linger 22, as has `been indicated inFigure'l. VVhetherfthe bag is projected over this finger. or merely1raised, it has been placed in alpcsition'- where itis convenientlyengageable by the linger of the merchant for removal.` When the rod 46is pushed backward,rthe finger is `retracted and 4depressed upon the,bag Vready -for engagement with the next bag.

In constructing'this cabinet, We conteniplate providing at the rear sidethereof a compartment for the reception of either a printed advertisingcard, or of merchandise samples. In Figui-el, wehave shown aconstruction in which a compartment 8 is provided having a glass outerfront 80. In this means are provided for securing samples, which arethus exhibited for advertising pui'- poses. In Figures 3 and 4, aconstruction is provided which, in principle, is the samel as isshown inFigure l, except that the depth of the chamber 8 is made sufficient onlyto nicely receive an advertising card 9, which is slid into positionback of the glass plate 80.

'As the bag-holding trays 2 above the first are of lesser width than thelo\.vermost blank, spaces are thus provided atthe sides ofthe cabinetwhich may be utilized in the same manner as has been indicated for therear face. e Upon the bars 1G, which are employed to close this space atthe front edge, we may provide numbers as l() to I4 to indicate the sizeof bag for which each compartment is designed.

In use this cabinet will be placed upon the counter with the open edgeto the rear and the rear face of the cabinet, upon which the advertisingis placed, outside where it will be-visible to the customers.` While theside faces of the cabinet may. also be utilized for adveritsingpurposes, such` faceswill not be as plainly visible as the edge whichhas been shown as containing the compartment 8,

which' is the rear face of the cabinet.

i/Vhat we claim as our invention is:

l. A bag-holding cabinet havingal series of-bag-holding compartmentsopen at one end, a bag-holding tray' for each compartment, and meansmounted in each compartment for reciprocation lengthwise of thecompartment and containing a finger adapted to engage under the foldedbag bottom, and means for lifting said finger at the end of the stroke.

2. AineansV for separating a single bag from a pile comprisinga manuallyreciprocable member, a bag-separating and lifting finger pivoted uponsaid reciprocable member, and a spring bearing against said linger at apoint which shifts to the opposite side of the finger pivot as saidlinger is reciprocated..y l

3. In a paper bag-dispensing machine, a bag-separating finger pivotednear one end, alspring bearing upon the linger near its pivot, and meansfor reciprocating said finger to" transfer the point of contact withsaid` springto the opposite side of its pivot.

4. A bag-dispensing cabinet comprising a casing, open in front, a seriesof bag-holding trays, and means .for removably supporting them insuperposed position in said casing with their ends at said open side ofthe casing and each projectinguslightly beyond that of the tray aboveit, and means for slightly raising the outer end of the uppermost bag inthe trays when the withdrawal of a bag is desired.

5. A bag dispensing cabinet comprising a casing, open along one edge anddivided into a series of superposed compartments, a bag holding tray foreach compartment, means normally holding each trayA against movement inits compartment, a bag engaging and projecting finger in eachcompartment resting one end upon the bags in said compartment, and meansfor selective reciprocation of said fingers to project the uppermost bagof a pile. Y

6. In a bag dispensing cabinet, a casing having an open ri'ront and aseries of vertically spaced tray supports, bag holding trays placeableupon said supports, means for removably securing said trays in properposition on said supports, and a bag engaging and projecting fingermounted to be reeiprocated above each tray and having one end supportedupon the bags in its tray,

and means for raising the outer end of said ingers towards the end oftheir outward movement.

7. In a bag dispensing cabinet, a casing having an open front and ayseries of vertically spaced tray supports, bag holding trays placeableupon'said supports, means for removably securing said trays in properposi- 'lion on said supports, an upwardly extending bag holding memberat the outer end of cach tray, a pivoted. finger mounted forreciproca-tion above each tray and having its end resting upon the bagsin the tray, whereby the uppermost bag is engaged and projected, andmeans for lifting the outer end of the linger to raise the engaged bagover the retaining member.

Signed at Seattle, King County, VVashington, this 12th day of September,1927.

GEORGE W. RITTENIIOUSE. HOMER P. SMITH.

